Frank Baines (born 16 July 1995, in

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) is a Scottish and British retired

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. Baines represented Scotland at the

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in Glasgow. As part of the Scotland team, he won a silver medal in the Team competition. In 2018 in the

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he won bronze medals in the team event and on

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. In 2019, Baines was the Scottish Senior All-Around Champion.

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* Living people 1995 births British male artistic gymnasts Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Scottish gymnasts Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games European Games competitors for Great Britain Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Gymnasts at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub